Texas Rangers vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 5/11/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Saturday, May 11, 2024

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-188) Colorado (+154)

The Colorado Rockies (9-28) will compete against the Texas Rangers (22-17) at Coors Field on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Rangers at -188 while the Rockies are coming in at +154. The total comes in at 9. The starting pitchers will be Andrew Heaney and Ryan Feltner.

As a team, the Texas Rangers are compiling 5.1 runs per game, which ranks them 3rd in the league. They are sitting with 199 runs scored while having a team OBP of .326. The Rangers have recorded 60 doubles as a team and have smacked 39 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 189 RBI's as well as 347 hits so far this season, while their batting average sits at .258. Texas has a slugging % of .399 and have struck out 310 times, while being walked on 127 occasions.

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The Rangers are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.99 this year (16th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 335 batters. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 41 long balls and 170 runs (19th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 142 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.15 as a team on the year. Texas has surrendered 284 hits (7.4 per 9 innings) as well as 153 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.36 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.23.

Rangers pitchers have entered the game with runners on 41 times in addition to having 46 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 22 holds over the course of the season (13th in baseball). The Rangers relievers have compiled a save rate of 75.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 36 save situations. They have accumulated 9 saves for the season and have blown 3 of their 12 save chances. The relievers have inherited 68 base runners for the season with 32.4% of them crossed the plate. The Rangers have sent 114 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Rangers have transformed 72.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 3,105 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 4th in the majors. The Texas Rangers have a total of 1,035 putouts on the campaign, as well as 335 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .986 which is 8th in MLB, and have accumulated 27 double plays.

Heaney (18-22 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.35 and he has gone up against 1,239 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 253 hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) with 100 free passes. His earned run average is 3.57 (118 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.187. Heaney has taken the hill for 297 innings and is sitting with 309 K's during his pro baseball career.

The Colorado Rockies have accounted for an OBP of .300 in addition to a team batting average of .239 for the year. They have been rung up on 363 occasions (3rd in MLB) and have tallied 298 base hits. Colorado has a total of 29 home runs this year to go along with 132 runs batted in. The Rockies hold a slugging % of .372 and they earn 3.73 runs per game (24th in MLB). They have notched 61 doubles, while taking a walk 99 times as well as earning 138 runs.

The Colorado pitching staff have yielded 214 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 5.54 (199 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 39 homers and they surrender 5.96 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Rockies have a WHIP of 1.560 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.64 as a staff on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 6.70 (241 strikeouts against 141 walks). They are sitting at 30th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 363.

Colorado relievers hold an inherited score rate of 40.0% out of their 55 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 28 times in high leverage situations in addition to 35 occasions with runners on. With 16 save situations, the Rockies have amassed 9 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. They are currently ranked 23rd in baseball holding a save percentage of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 106 relievers to the hill on the season. Colorado has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 7 save chances and they have tallied 4 saves.

The Colorado Rockies have gotten 36 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in baseball). The Rockies have recorded 388 assists, 19 errors and have a total of 970 putouts over the course of the season. In their 2,910 innings on the field, the Rockies have earned a defensive efficiency of 66.8% (29th in pro baseball).

In his career, Feltner has allowed 75 base hits and he has 93 K's in 87 innings. He has conceded a total of 41 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.209 and a FIP of 4.4. His K/BB ratio is 3.00 and he has gone up against 371 hitters in his career. Feltner (4-5 career mark) has a 4.21 earned run average and has surrendered 7.7 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado (+154)

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